Sleep quality in individuals with post-COVID-19 condition: relation with emotional, cognitive and functional variables

The study aimed to assess sleep quality in PCC patients and its predictors by analysing its relationship with emotional, cognitive and functional variables, as well as possible differences based on COVID-19 severity. We included 368 individuals with PCC and 123 healthy controls (HCs) from the NAUTIL...

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Authors: Carnes Vendrell, Anna, Piñol Ripoll, Gerard, Ariza González, Mar, Cano Marco, Neus, Segura Fàbregas, Bàrbara, Junqué Plaja, Carme, Béjar Alonso, Javier|||0000-0001-5281-3888, Barrué Subirana, Cristian|||0000-0002-3342-1085, Garolera Freixa, Maite
Format: article
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/403430
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/403430
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100721
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:COVID-19 (Disease)
Sleep disorders
Anxiety
Cognition
Depression
Post-COVID-19 condition
Predictors
Sleep quality
Neurology
Prediction
Long term COVID
COVID-19 (Malaltia)
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Aplicacions de la informàtica::Bioinformàtica
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Summary:The study aimed to assess sleep quality in PCC patients and its predictors by analysing its relationship with emotional, cognitive and functional variables, as well as possible differences based on COVID-19 severity. We included 368 individuals with PCC and 123 healthy controls (HCs) from the NAUTILUS Project (NCT05307549 and NCT05307575). We assessed sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, GAD-7), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9), global cognition (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA), everyday memory failures (Memory Failures of Everyday Questionnaire, MFE-30), fatigue (Chadler Fatigue Questionnaire, CFQ), quality of life (European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions, EQ-5D), and physical activity levels (International Physical Activity Questionnaire, IPAQ). 203 were nonhospitalized, 83 were hospitalized and 82 were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). We found statistically significant differences in the PSQI total score between the PCC and HC groups (p < 0.0001), but there were no differences among the PCC groups. In the multiple linear regressions, the PHQ-9 score was a predictor of poor sleep quality for mild PCC patients (p = 0.003); GAD-7 (p = 0.032) and EQ-5D (p = 0.011) scores were predictors of poor sleep quality in the hospitalized PCC group; and GAD-7 (p = 0.045) and IPAQ (p = 0.005) scores were predictors of poor sleep quality in the group of ICU-PCC. These results indicate that worse sleep quality is related to higher levels of depression and anxiety, worse quality of life and less physical activity. Therapeutic strategies should focus on these factors to have a positive impact on the quality of sleep.